The first book I read at the beginning of the first semester was called "I'll Give You the Sun" by
Jandy Nelson. This book is in the Young Adult Fiction genre and has 371 pages. I was skeptical
of this book when I read the first few pages. I am not a big reader and found the characters hard
to relate with. I also did not enjoy the personality of the character speaking in the first chapter.
However, after reading more and more, I came to really enjoy the book. If it were only the first
character speaking the whole time, I probably would've grabbed a different book from off the
shelf. This book was interesting because is told the story of twins that are drastically different
but are definitely each other's best friend.
I believe the book starts when the teens are 13 or 14. They are going through struggles
of their own but end up always having each other's backs at the end of the day. The twins are
about to go to high school and they must decide what schools they are going to go to. The boy is
very artistic and uses drawing as an escape, while the girl could not draw anything to save her
life. The second chapter jumps to 3 years in the future... the girl got into the art school and the
brother did not, though he truly wanted it. For these past 3 years, they have barely talked to each
other. The problem with their story is that they don't communicate their feelings enough to
understand what really happened.
I found this book interesting because it highlights the fact that there are always two sides
to every story. The reader gets to figure out who knows what before the other character does.
Also, the plot was not at all predictable, which makes it a good book to me. I would recommend
this book to anyone that likes some family drama.
Jandy Nelson. This book is in the Young Adult Fiction genre and has 371 pages. I was skeptical
of this book when I read the first few pages. I am not a big reader and found the characters hard
to relate with. I also did not enjoy the personality of the character speaking in the first chapter.
However, after reading more and more, I came to really enjoy the book. If it were only the first
character speaking the whole time, I probably would've grabbed a different book from off the
shelf. This book was interesting because is told the story of twins that are drastically different
but are definitely each other's best friend.
I believe the book starts when the teens are 13 or 14. They are going through struggles
of their own but end up always having each other's backs at the end of the day. The twins are
about to go to high school and they must decide what schools they are going to go to. The boy is
very artistic and uses drawing as an escape, while the girl could not draw anything to save her
life. The second chapter jumps to 3 years in the future... the girl got into the art school and the
brother did not, though he truly wanted it. For these past 3 years, they have barely talked to each
other. The problem with their story is that they don't communicate their feelings enough to
understand what really happened.
I found this book interesting because it highlights the fact that there are always two sides
to every story. The reader gets to figure out who knows what before the other character does.
Also, the plot was not at all predictable, which makes it a good book to me. I would recommend
this book to anyone that likes some family drama.
I think that I would find this book interesting and quite enjoy it. I love books that switch perspectives, but I have never read one from two siblings. usually they are from two people in love, so it would be cool to try something family related. The time changing seems like an interesting aspect to pull off, as well. I need to read this one day.
ReplyDeleteWOW! I am usually not very into young adult books but this book actually seems very interesting. I like how far the book goes with the teens ages.
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